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[2]: 532, 535, 537 A long running series that was set in times contemporary to the readers can be seen as historical if the time in the series progresses very slowly, and it becomes long-running (ex. Alison Uttley’s Little Grey Rabbit series begun in the 1920s and continued into the 1970s, with later books receiving explanatory notes about ...
The first several books in the Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin appeared from 1978 as regular instalments in San Francisco newspapers. Similar serial novels ran in other city newspapers, such as The Serial [ 11 ] (1976; Marin County ), Tangled Lives (Boston), Bagtime (Chicago), and Federal Triangle (Washington, D.C.). [ 12 ]
Film retrospectives are usually screenings of films grouped around a theme or a particular director. They are mounted as part of many film festivals, including the Retrospective section in the Berlin International Film Festival, [1] Sundance, [2] Locarno Film Festival, [3] Byron Bay Film Festival [4] They are also held by cinemas [5] [6] or various types of organisations.
Sturgis Library director Lucy Loomis talks about the 10 most popular books of 2023; We share a brief description for those seeking a good read. Famous authors, books made into TV shows: Sturgis ...
This list of historical fiction is designed to provide examples of notable works of historical fiction (in literature, film, comics, etc.) organized by time period.. For a more exhaustive list of historical novels by period, see Category:Historical novels by setting, which lists relevant Wikipedia categories; see also the larger List of historical novels, which is organized by country, as well ...
In the book, Alice wakes up 10 years after giving birth to her first child, realizing that her life has fallen apart. She's getting divorced, is estranged from her sister and doesn't even like ...
Rev. W. Awdry – Tank Engine Thomas Again (fourth in The Railway Series of 42 books by him and his son Christopher Awdry) Carl Barks – Lost in the Andes! (comic-book story starring Donald Duck) Enid Blyton. Noddy Goes to Toyland; The Secret Seven; The Rockingdown Mystery; Ruby Ferguson – Jill's Gymkhana (first in Jill series of nine books)
Some works in a series can stand alone—they can be read in any order, as each book makes few, if any, reference to past events, and the characters seldom, if ever, change. Many of these series books may be published in a numbered series. Examples of such series are works like The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and Nick Carter.